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Westchester Country Day is a college preparatory school that seeks to educate each child toward moral, academic, artistic, and athletic excellence in a nurturing, family environment where students, teachers, and parents support one another. Westchester Country Day cultivates a caring, learning environment that fosters a strong sense of self-discovery. Supportive relationships among peers and a dedicated, accessible, and highly qualified faculty form important parts of the Westchester Country Day experience. The school provides a challenging college-preparatory academic program in core subjects and technology. Strong fine arts and athletic programs offer students a variety of ways to define their unique talents. The school’s faculty deems critical the integration of moral growth with that of the intellectual and the physical. Finally, Westchester Country Day strives to instill students, staff, and parents with a sense of school community as well as the community at large. The school is committed to enrolling young men and women of strong character and academic promise who come from families of varied social, economic, religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.
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Westchester Country Day School |
| School Level |
Elementary and Secondary school
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| School
Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) State or regional independent school association Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Kindergarten - 12 |
| Year
Founded |
1967 |
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County |
Davidson County, NC |
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| Total
Students |
420 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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NC )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
10% |
17% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Kind - 30 students | | Grade 1 - 21 students | | Grade 2 - 30 students | | Grade 3 - 32 students | | Grade 4 - 20 students | | Grade 5 - 33 students | | Grade 6 - 44 students | | Grade 7 - 37 students | | Grade 8 - 43 students | | Grade 9 - 38 students | | Grade 10 - 26 students | | Grade 11 - 32 students | | Grade 12 - 34 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
51 teachers |
| Average Class Size |
16 |
| Number of AP Courses |
14 |
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School |
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NC )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:8 |
1:10 *Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
180 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 / Rolling |
| Tuition Notes |
K - $7,360
1 - $9,280
2-5 - $10,410
6-9 - $11,260
10-12 - $11,515 |
| Headmaster |
Charles A. Hamblet |
| Admissions
Director |
Kerie Beth Scott |
| Admissions
Associate |
Meredith Covington |
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| Total
Sports Offered |
11 |
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Sports |
| Baseball | Basketball | | Cheering | Cross Country | | Golf | Soccer | | Softball | Swimming | | Tennis | Track and Field | | Volley Ball | |
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- Westchester Country Day is a college preparatory school that seeks to educate each child toward moral, academic, artistic, and athletic excellence in a nurturing, family environment where students, teachers, and parents support one another. Westchester Country Day cultivates a caring, learning environment that fosters a strong sense of self-discovery. Supportive relationships among peers and a dedicated, accessible, and highly qualified faculty form important parts of the Westchester Country Day experience. The school provides a challenging college-preparatory academic program in core subjects and technology. Strong fine arts and athletic programs offer students a variety of ways to define their unique talents. The school’s faculty deems critical the integration of moral growth with that of the intellectual and the physical. Finally, Westchester Country Day strives to instill students, staff, and parents with a sense of school community as well as the community at large. The school is committed to enrolling young men and women of strong character and academic promise who come from families of varied social, economic, religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.
- Profile last updated: 03/06/2008
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| About This
Zip Code (
27265 ) |
| School
Zip (
27265 ) |
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NC ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
32,607 people |
8,047,333 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
42% |
24% |
| Population Average
Age |
36 years old |
35.3 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.5 persons |
2.3 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$54,051 |
$43,138 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.8 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
24 years old |
31 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (27265)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
75% / 25% |
64% / 36% |
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